Pixel Joint News

Pixel Art Challenge: Flower Power-ed

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:04:38 PST

Challenge winner tomic, challenges you to pixel a flower or flowers as being electric.
Think of sunflower lanterns, Tulip lampshades, household plants etc., be creative.

colors: 32 max.
canvas: 256x256 max.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Iconic Photo

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:04:11 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Iconic Photo.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Pixel-graphy

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:03:49 PST

The Pixel-graphy pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Hand Font by zi-double

AlphaHeroes by pixelblink

pxlfnt by -ViC-

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Pixel-graphy forum thread for more information.

Man Boy vs Doctor Sock

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:50:07 PST

Man Boy vs Doctor Sock is a short adventure game which tells the tale of our hero trapped in an alternate dimension by his nemesis, and must find a way to transport himself back to Earth before he misses the awards presentation ceremony held to honor his heroic achievements.

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8bit killer

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:49:57 PST

8bit killer is a lovely little retro Game Maker-made FPS that combines a NES aesthetic with gameplay and 3D engine similar to Wolfenstein 3-D. It consists of 4 chapters with 3 levels each. It's quite amusing and should be able to entertain you for an hour or so (assuming you use Windows).

Download here. Use the WASD or arrow keys to walk, press space to choose between weapons, move the mouse to look, press the left mouse button to shoot and press the right mouse button to open doors. Esc ends the game.

Pixel Art Challenge: Iconic Photo

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:04:18 PST

Challenge winner pain challenges you to pixel your own version of a famous picture/photograph.
Easily recognizable photo preferred. For example the Tiananmen Square tank, the WWII kiss, Che Guevara's portrait, etc. You shouldn't look at your ref picture at all while pixelling.
Study the original and only begin pixelling once you have it committed to memory.
Honor system, you cheating, lazy bums.

Canvas Size - up to 320x240
Colors - 32 Max
Animation - No
Transparency - No

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Pixel-graphy

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:04:16 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Pixel-graphy.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Nature: FTW!

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:04:14 PST

The Nature: FTW! pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

a Flowers Revenge by Mirage

One More Time by iLKke

mmmm-Van! by jamon

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Nature: FTW! forum thread for more information.

Indigo's Pixelation Theme

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:12:22 PST

Indigo went the extra mile and created a lovely Pixelation-style PJ theme.

Check it!

Pixel Art Challenge: Pixel-graphy

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:59:26 PST

Stickman challenges you to think pixel fonts from the pixel artist perspective.
Not as single color bitmaps, but using pixelart techniques to create your typeface.
So, pixel the numbers 0 - 9 and the alphabet in either UPPERCASE or lowercase
(or both if you're feeling adventurous and have time) in your own creative way.

Colours: More than 2 (excludes transparency) but less than 32 colors.
Canvas Size: No real restrictions, but this is not for newspaper 'war' headlines, k.
Transparency: Allowed

SPECIAL NOTE: No external AA.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Nature: FTW!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:59:22 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Nature: FTW!.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Sweet Dreams

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:59:19 PST

The Sweet Dreams pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Homeward by Prophet

yey! by tomic

I am Amaterasu by Barker

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Sweet Dreams forum thread for more information.

Top Pixel Art - May 2008 - Really F**ckin Late

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:06:10 PST

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for May 2008. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

Skull demon by Arachne

Angel [nudity and gore] by Arachne

Havoc Zone - Leviathan Dropship by Squirrelsquid

Shaman Rat by buloght

SHAME! by jamon

New Isocity House by Kennethfejer

Graze by big brother

Orangular Grief! (Now with AA!) by Stitchy

just friends by jamon

Diablo by pain

Pro Motion 6 Released

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:53:50 PST

Cosmigo has released version 6 of the best pixel program around. Owners of version 5 can upgrade for $39.95

New Features:

Simple and Alpha Transparency
Advanced masking
Unimited undo/redo
Layer System incuding onion skinning
Realtime Tile Map Creation Engine
Grids engine to use any type of grid including Isometric, Octagon, Box
Extended Color Palette Editor to Cut, Move, Insert or Modify Ranges of Colors
Dozens of Paint Modes including "Formula" to have self defined Manipulation

More information and download here:
http://cosmigo.com/promotion/index.php

and no I'm not being paid to support this product :P

Pixel Art Challenge: Nature: FTW!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:40:17 PST

From Arachne comes this interesting challenge where you must draw something that has been reclaimed by nature. The idea is to draw some kind of abandoned, man-made structure or vehicle which is turning into a more natural part of the surrounding landscape. For instance, it could be a derelict house with an overgrown garden, or a rusty, sunken boat becoming a coral reef. Also, think of an abandoned city that has been reclaimed by nature over the past century.

Colors: 16 colors
Canvas: any size
Animation: no
Transparency: no

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.